Removable-rim attachment for vehicle-wheels.



M. KLLBR. REMOVABLE RIM ATTACHMENT POR VEHICLE WHEELS, APPLICATION FILED DEU. 5, 1913.

1,107,080, Patented Aug. 11,1914.

lll/lig /l/ the use of the invention.

UNITED erArnesigEN-Tr einer;d

"MAX KLL'ER, or BERLIN-Licit'nnrnznn. GE'RMANSE.

REMOVABLERIM ATTACHMENT VEHICLE-WHEELSQJ i annoso.

Application filed December 5, '1913. Y Serial No. 804,968. i

To '/'f/ fro/mm 'it may conern: i

lio i. known that l. MAX. KLLER, a subjert of the Emperor of Germany, residingy at 24 Drer-strasse, Berlin-Liehterfelde, Ger- 4rnanyL'haNe invented new and useful lmprovernenta in Removable-Rim Attachments for Vehi('le-l\'lieels, of which the following a specification.

This invention relates to im rovements in means forattaehing and Kletae `ing demountable rims. i

Tlie object, ofthe invention is to provide a speial fol-in, ofhinged bolt and reeeiving' nut, whereby when the bolt iawithdrawn to attach or detarh a. rim7 the holt may he `turned on vits` hinge and, he retained in place for future use.

Theinvention also colniprehends improve!" ments'm the eonetruetion and arrangement ol parts which will he hereinafter deserihed and. particularly pointed out in the claims.

ln the drawingsz-Fignre l ism side elevation of a portion of a wheel illustrating Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail section on the line A-B of Figi=1.

a L'indi'oatesa demonntalile rim provided with lan annular flange e formed on its in.

ner edge With'a series of open slots and 'adjacent the flange is an inclined hearing surface 1y, l

f indicates the fellyl of a wheel, and on toe periphery thereof is an i'nelined annular hand b, provided near its opposite edges with abrupt inelined hearing1 surfaees 2 and e', on whilh the telly is Seated when in position, as clearly shown in Fien-2. Mounted in openingn e in the telly at suitable intervals are sleeve@ u, one for eaeh slot af, the interior of eaeh sleeve hariiw a lehoulder r. llaeh sleeve is formed with hangen zi and y' whirh engage the side of the folly, and intermediate of the flanges is a threaded extension f7. whir'h receives ay threaded rap (l. rl'he sleeve is interiorly threaded beyond the shoulder an indicated at The inner ond of the, 4holt is rednred to form a. flat eX- tension h, which lital in a Slot h in the inner eind of a` rod y), formed at ita outer end with a head (l. pin t extends through the rod 7; and the Hat extension of the srrew to form ar hinge joint, for a purpose which will appear later on. A'washer Im in snpported on the rod 7) and hears against the shoulder and between this washer and the head g of the rod isa spring s, the tension Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug'. il 1,/ 1'? Maf of whiclris such as will tend to drew therod and holt; into the sleeve.

To remove the rim from the tielly, a, wrench is applied to the head of ther bolt-9, to unserenr the latter from the sleeve,whieh moren'ient obviously compresses the spring s. After the holt has become disengaged from the thi-eatin fr', it is turned on the hinged joint in a. diret-.tion of the-'center of the wheel, to free the boit from the slot-. lVhile it is true that the spring*V is at this time under compression and tends to draw the holt into the :sleeve7 itv will he retained in thinl position because the bolt turned at right angle to disengage it from the alot, and Cannot be drawn in under the influence' of the spring; until it tnrned again to a- 'horizontal -position. After, all the holte have been disengaged iron the slots, the riin may he removed in thensual manner. Upon replacing the rim ot the f.. jy holte are turned on the hinges and slots ft', to properly poaition the heads on the outside of the flange r'. When the holte are turned in the sleeves the springs materially i at in thia operation as the tension is such as will 'tend to draw the holte inwardly. ,l

By my improved eonstrnetion it will be seen that l provide means for det-:reliably mounting a rim, whieh is always; attaolied-m the telly. In other words. when removing; a rim, the bolts are never removed from the folly, hence thetineonvenirne-e` and an noyanee dne to misplaeing or lona of nnte and bolts is diapended with.

Vv'hat l claim isil. ln eomhimition, a eily, sleeves in the lelly, each of said sleeves havingf a, part internally threaded a headed threaded bolt 'for eaeh sleeve. a rod hinged to the holt, the holt and rod operating in the sieeve, a rim YFormed with open slots to receive the bolt, the head of the holt engaging the rim to look saine on the telly and the hinge per millingr of the bolt being turned out of said aloty lo remove the rim, and a flange CooperatingV with the head of the rod for preventingrl the withdrawal of the latter from the sleeve when the holt is turned on the hinge.

2. In combination, a. elly, a on the folly. said rim havingr open norehee, a sleeve in the folly adjar'ent eaeh notch, each of said sleevea havingr a threaded inner portion and lil@ through the notch and engaging the threads in the sleeve, a rod hinged to the bolt and confined in the sleeve, and a spring in the sleeve which normally tends to draw the rod and bolt into said sleeve.

3. l'n combination,r a felly, a sleeve in the felly, said sleeve having an inner threaded portion and a shoulden, a headed threaded bolt engaging the threaded portion of the sleeve, a rod hinged to the bolt, said rod having a head, a coil spring interposed between the shoulder and the head ot the rod to normally draw the rod and bolt in the sleeve, and a'rim having a slotted flange with which the head of the bolt engages.

4. In combination, a elly provdedowith a sleeve which is partially internall threaded, a headed bolt engaging the threa ed portion of the sleeve, a rod hinged on the bolt and inclosed in the sleeve, a spring for normally tending to draw the bolt and rod in the sleeve, and means to prevent the rod being Withdrawn from the opening. l

5. combination, a fel y, a seiies of sleeves in the telly, each sleeve having a portion of the interior threaded and an inner` shoulder, a headed threaded bolt engagin the threaded portion of the sleeve, a rod hinged to the bolt and inolosed in the sleeve, said rod having a head which with the shouldei1 in the sleeve prevents said sleeve being Withdrawn from said rod, whereby when the bolt is unserewed from the sleeve, it may be turned out of alinement with the rod to attach o1` detach a rim.

G. In combination, a elly having an opening, a hinged bolt headed at both ends and opemting in the opening, ymeans for attaching the hinged bolt to the telly, and means for normally `tending to draw the hinged bolt in the open'n'ig, one of the heads serving to clamp a rim on the telly and the other head serving to prevent the hinged boltl dropping from the opening.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses. l

MAX KULLER.

Witnesses:

HENRY HASPER, WOLDEMAR HAUPT. 

